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AutoV elocity™ Dynamics and the dbx 160SL White P aper ¨.
Many audio compr essor s employ an “ A uto” mode to set the attack and r elease of the VCA so that the compressor will be w ell behav ed when used in a variety of situations such as compr essing vocals, piano, or program material.
adjusted too fast f or a particular application. In fact, most users find that the y use only the upper half (12:00 and c lockwise) of both the attac k and release controls f or 99% of their compression needs. Inappropriately f ast attack and release times can “che w up” a signal yielding unpleasant r esults.
AutoV elocityª Dynamics and the dbx 160SL White Paper - November 1998 Page 3 ¨ too fast and still hav e the quick response of the VCA needed to tame transient signals. This essentiall y means that AutoV elocity™ Dynamic circuitr y creates a fast “peak limiting” function which rides on top of a slower “compression” function.
Figur e 2. The g raph on the left sho ws the small step r elease curve of the 160SL in r esponse to a sine wa ve burst input with A VD cir cuitr y disengag ed. T he graph on the right sho ws the release curve of the 160SL to the same burst input with A VD circuitr y eng aged.
Figur e 4. T he g r aph on the left sho ws the larg e step r elease cur ve of the 160SL in r esponse to a sine wa ve burst input with A VD cir cuitr y disengag ed. T he graph on the right sho ws the release curve of the 160SL to the same burst input with A VD circuitr y engag ed.
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